In an op-ed in the Washington Post today, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called for President Obama to boycott climate change talks in Copenhagen, saying programs to limit emissions would “irreversibly” hurt the American economy.
She also railed against pending legislation in Congress, which she called “cap-and-tax” instead of the usual “cap-and-trade,” saying it would cause energy costs to “skyrocket.”
She cited the recent scandal over a collection of leaked e-mails between climate scientists, known by Copenhagen opponents as “climategate,” as proof that the move to limit emissions is politically driven.
The paper has taken some heat for running Palin’s op-ed, according to the Huffington Post. Mark Ambinder called it a “press release.” One blogger, cited by the Post’s own Howard Kurtz, refused to link to the piece and accused the Post of pulling a stunt for more pageviews.
